From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top Publishers for January 1994 Date: 4 Jan 1994 00:31:56 -0500 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for January 1994, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 9/93 10/93 11/93 12/93 Year 93 1/94 Marvel 45.76% 32.50% 31.12% 31.12% 30.24% 33.43% 35.87% DC 19.34% 19.01% 20.28% 17.85% 20.04% 19.00% 18.32% Valiant 4.11% 7.99% 7.19% 8.35% 8.19% 9.35% 7.64% Image 14.30% 12.18% 11.90% 8.75% 14.79% 6.96% Malibu 8.55% 4.29% 5.62% 4.39% 4.79% 3.52% 6.18% Dark Horse 5.55% 3.89% 3.57% 4.77% 4.44% 3.36% 5.00% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.29% 1.38% 1.41% 1.81% 1.76% 1.50% Continuity .26% 1.00% 1.19% .96% 1.08% 1.33% Comic Images .91% .95% .78% .82% .79% .51% 1.12% Defiant 1.22% 1.66% 2.38% 1.20% .62% 1.03% Viz Comics .53% .58% .57% .68% .60% .42% .91% Warrior Publishing .85% .80% .84% 1.37% .54% .72% Triumphant Comics .24% .68% .58% .12% .58% Bongo Comics 1.41% 1.48% .19% .47% Innovation .65% .45% .47% .59% .41% .36% .46% Kitchen Sink .18% .65% .74% .32% 1.01% .58% .43% Gladstone .26% .28% .22% .32% .45% .23% .43% Homage Studios .04% .10% .09% .29% .42% Chaos Comics .09% .09% .23% .07% .40% Fantagraphics .66% .36% .31% .52% .42% .33% .39% Harvey .15% .10% .10% .44% .38% .21% .34% Topps Comics .22% 1.00% 1.17% .73% .41% 1.25% .34% Lightning Comics .24% .30% .26% .30% .10% .33% Horizon .11% .44% .38% .23% .24% .12% .33% Warp .16% .29% .21% .36% .21% .18% .31% Antarctic Press .09% .12% .26% .17% .23% .13% .30% Eclipse .47% .20% .07% .38% .17% .14% .29% Archie .30% .19% .19% .25% .21% .19% .27% Express/Parody .08% .23% .13% .54% .15% .26% Overstreet Pub .34% .18% .25% .19% .24% .23% .25% Comico .50% .26% .25% .16% .16% .31% .24% Attic Books .25% .13% .22% .38% .16% .15% .24% Mirage .24% .64% .23% .25% .23% .22% .23% Spawntastic Apparel .02% .40% .22% .16% .08% .22% Now Comics .65% .35% .23% .18% .16% .25% .20% Majestic Entertain. .07% .17% .24% .03% .18% Dynamic Forces .23% .55% .30% .17% Millennium .30% .23% .24% .04% .17% .11% .17% Sky Comics .05% .16% Caliber .22% .19% .18% .03% .11% .21% .15% Planet Studios .14% .17% .14% .12% .21% .15% .14% Silhouette Studios .14% Russ Cochran .16% .10% .11% .11% .12% .11% .14% Just Toys .13% Catalyst Prod. .22% .06% .13% Dagger Enterprises .06% .13% .19% .13% SQP .05% .04% .05% .05% .06% .12% Anubis Press .08% .12% AC Comics .13% .06% .07% .10% .09% .08% .11% Aardvark-Vanaheim .19% .11% .10% .13% .13% .11% .10% Krause .15% .11% .15% .08% .11% .10% .09% Graphitti .17% .21% .22% .36% 1.05% .24% .09% ....plus a whole buncha others.